Health experts say children are more at risk in a hot car than adults.

Health experts say children are more at risk in a hot car than adults.

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Updated: 6:55 PM CDT Jun 13, 2016

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WEBVTT EXPERTS SAY IN THESE TYPE OF CONDITIONS, NO ONE SHOULD BE INSIDE THE CAR, ESPECIALLY YOUNG CHILDREN. PARENTS PLACE CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH THEM EVERY DAY IN THE SUMMER BUT SOME ARE LEAVING THEM , THERE. THE RISKS THAT A YOUNG CHILD CAN FACE IN A HOT CAR ARE LIFE THREATENING. >> YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO OVERHEAT, AND THEN EVENTUALLY DEHYDRATE, AND THEN EVENTUALLY WILL PASS. EMMY: THIS HEAT SENSOR SHOWS CAR TEMPERATURES RISING IN THE SUN. MOST PARENTS FROWN UPON SITING IN THAT HEAT, SO WHY SHOULD A CHILD? >> IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE, THEN YOUR BABY IS MOST LIKELY TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE. EMMY: SAFE KIDS OF GREATER DES MOINES SPECIALIZES IN CHILD CAR SAFETY. IN THIS VIDEO, A CAR WENT FROM 80 TO 123 DEGREES IN JUST 60 MINUTE >> THINK ABOUT HOW HOT IT WOULD BE FOR A CHILD, EVEN A CRACKED WINDOW DOES NOT HELP. EMMY: COORDINATOR JANNA DAY SAYS THAT CHILDREN CAN BE NEGLECT IN THE CAR WHEN PARENTS ARE OUT OF THEIR NORMAL ROUTINE. >> MOM TYPICALLY TAKES THE KIDS TO DAYCARE. BUT MAYBE MOM HAS TO WORK EARLY SO DAD TAKES THE KIDS TO DAYCARE , INSTEAD. WHILE DAD'S HEAD IS PROGRAMMED TO DRIVE STRAIGHT TO WORK. EMMY: IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EXPERTS SAY CHILDREN SHOULDN'T BE LEFT INSIDE, EVEN FOR A

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Health experts say children are more at risk in a hot car than adults.